Nationality French Name Auguste Laurent | Role Chemist Fields Chemistry | |
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Known for anthracenephthalic acidcarbolic acid Books The Development of Chemistry, 1789-1914: Chemical method Similar People Charles Frederic Gerhardt, August Kekule, Charles‑Adolphe Wurtz, Alexander William Williamson | ||
Auguste Laurent (14 November 1807 – 15 April 1853) was a French chemist who helped in the founding of organic chemistry with his discoveries of anthracene, phthalic acid, and carbolic acid.
He devised a systematic nomenclature for organic chemistry based on structural grouping of atoms within molecules to determine how the molecules combine in organic reactions. He studied under Jean-Baptiste Dumas as a laboratory assistant and worked with Charles Frédéric Gerhardt.
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